What We Support
2SLGBTQIA+ Rights
Because we believe in the power of stories, Terrier Books will continue to sell books from the universe of Harry Potter, created by J.K. Rowling.
But we will only sell them while following specific and strict rules:
- Terrier Books will only carry second-hand or remainders Harry Potter book instore (new editions only available as special order)
- 5% of the proceeds generated from the sell of any book related to the Harry Potter universe is going to be donate to a charity supporting Transgender Rights
Terrier Books is, and always will be, proud to support 2SLGBTQIA+ communities 
Non-profits organizations we donate to: Foundry Victoria, Egale Canada, QMUNITY, Sher Vancouver.
Transgender/2SLGBTQIA+ Resources:
Government of Canada/ 2SLBTQI+ Community
Safe Space Alliance (Terrier Books is registered as Safe Space)
How to Stay Safe Online: A Guide Against LGBTQ+ Cyberbullying
BC:
Gender Equity & 2SLBGTQIA+ Resources
Indigenous Causes
Truth and Reconciliation
Since 2023, in honour of the National Day for the Truth and Reconciliation (September 30th, also called Orange Shirt Day), we are giving every year a percentage of the total of our September sales to the Victoria Native Friendship Centre (an initiative of them to encourage small businesses to take a pledge. Find out more here).
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG2S+)
Every year for May 5th, Red Dress Day, we support the cause by sharing and talking about this issue. We also donate to non-profit charities like Native Women's Association of Canada and The Moose Hide Campaign.
The Moose Hide Campaign: Resources/Help
The Gift Economy Program
Inspired by the book The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Terrier Books donates a new book every other month to a Free Little Library.
Each book selected to be part of this program will be meaningful to us and will promote & encourage a better society. At first, the book donated will be The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer in order to get as many copies accessible as possible.
From the author's website:
As Kimmerer explains, “Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency.”
Quotes from the book:
"We live in a time when every choice matters"
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"These processes are the models for principles of a circular economy, in which there is no such thing as waste, only starting materials. Abundance is fuelled by constantly circulating materials, not wasting them."
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"I want to be part of a system in which wealth means having enough to share, and where the gratification of meeting your family needs is not poisoned by destroying that possibility for someone else."
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"In these urgent times, we need to become the storm that topples the senescent, destructive economies so the new can emerge"